| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chance, random |
Synonyms: |
accidental, adventitious, by chance, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, incidental, infrequent, irregular, occasional, odd, offhand, serendipitous, spontaneous, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated |
| Notes: | casual means suited for everyday use, informal or occurring by chance - while causal means involving or constituting a cause |
Antonyms: |
deliberate, painstaking, planned, premeditated |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, down home, easygoing, folksy, homey, incurious, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, low-pressure, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, unfussy, uninterested, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
formal, serious |
| Main Entry: | accidental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening unexpectedly |
Synonyms: |
adventitious, casual, chance, coincidental, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, random, uncalculated, unexpected, unforeseen, unintended, unintentional, unplanned |
| Notes: | accidental stresses chance; fortuitous so strongly suggests chance that it often connotes absence of cause |
Antonyms: |
decided, designed, essential, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated |
| Main Entry: | aimless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having no goal |
Synonyms: |
accidental, any which way, bits-and-pieces, blind, capricious, careless, casual, chance, desultory, directionless, drifting, erratic, fanciful, fickle, fits and starts, flighty, fortuitous, frivolous, goalless, haphazard, heedless, hit-or-miss, indecisive, indiscriminate, irresolute, objectless, pointless, purposeless, random, shiftless, stray, thoughtless, unavailing, undirected, unguided, unplanned, unpredictable, vagrant, wandering, wanton, wayward |
Antonyms: |
determined, directed, goal-oriented, motivated, pointed, purposeful, resolute |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
Synonyms: |
above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
concerned, friendly, sociable |
| Main Entry: | breezy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy, lighthearted |
Synonyms: |
airy, animated, blithe, buoyant, carefree, casual, cheerful, debonair, easy-going, effervescent, free and easy, gay, informal, jaunty, light, lively, low-pressure, peppy, racy, relaxed, sparkling, spicy, spirited, sprightly, sunny, unconstrained, vivacious |
Antonyms: |
difficult |
| Main Entry: | careless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without sufficient attention |
Synonyms: |
absent-minded, abstracted, casual, cursory, disregardful, forgetful, hasty, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inaccurate, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, indifferent, indiscreet, indolent, injudicious, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, loose, mindless, napping, negligent, nonchalant, oblivious, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, reckless, regardless, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, thoughtless, uncircumspect, unconcerned, unguarded, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflective, unthinking, wasteful |
Antonyms: |
accurate, attentive, careful, cautious, concerned, mindful, painstaking, prudent, ready, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | careless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artless |
Synonyms: |
casual, modest, naive, natural, nonchalant, simple, unstudied |
Antonyms: |
cautious, guarded, kind, mindful, scrupulous |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accidental, unforeseeable |
Synonyms: |
adventitious, at random, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked for, unplanned |
Antonyms: |
designed, foreseeable, planned, understood |
| Main Entry: | coincidental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accidental |
Synonyms: |
casual, chance, circumstantial, fluky, fortuitous, incidental, unintentional, unplanned |
Antonyms: |
decided, deliberate, designed, planned |